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Rafael Nadal has been told what he must do to build confidence on his upcoming comeback after getting injured at the Australian Open. Andy Murray’s former coach Brad Gilbert offered the Spaniard some advice as he admitted he thought Nadal’s 18-year streak inside the world’s top 10 could come to an end with his injury woes forcing him to skip more tournaments.
Nadal has been struggling with several injuries for the last few months, as he played just four tournaments after Wimbledon last year when he tore his abdomen. The world No 6 then made a comeback at the start of this season but lost his first two matches of the year for the first time ever before injuring his leg during his Australian Open second-round defeat, leaving him out for at least six to eight weeks.
Uncommon:Andy Murray’s ex-coach offers Rafa Nadal comeback advice with …
It means that the 36-year-old won’t be seen until at least next month’s Masters 1000s in Indian Wells and Miami, though many believe he could skip them to keep rehabbing and return on his favourite surface – the clay. But the 22-time Major winner has now been told that he needs match wins to be able to bounce back properly instead of delaying his comeback.
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“You build that inertia when you win games… Since Roland Garros last year he hasn’t won anything,” Brad Gilbert told Patrick McEnroe’s Holding Court podcast, explaining why Nadal needed his old innate nature of winning. “He has been injured and then some Americans have defeated him, so he has lost that inertia that now he must recover.
Uncommon:Andy Murray’s ex-coach offers Rafa Nadal comeback advice with …
Rafael Nadal has been told what he must do to build confidence on his upcoming comeback after getting injured at the Australian Open. Andy Murray’s former coach Brad Gilbert offered the Spaniard some advice as he admitted he thought Nadal’s 18-year streak inside the world’s top 10 could come to an end with his injury woes forcing him to skip more tournaments.
Nadal has been struggling with several injuries for the last few months, as he played just four tournaments after Wimbledon last year when he tore his abdomen. The world No 6 then made a comeback at the start of this season but lost his first two matches of the year for the first time ever before injuring his leg during his Australian Open second-round defeat, leaving him out for at least six to eight weeks.
Uncommon:Andy Murray’s ex-coach offers Rafa Nadal comeback advice with …
It means that the 36-year-old won’t be seen until at least next month’s Masters 1000s in Indian Wells and Miami, though many believe he could skip them to keep rehabbing and return on his favourite surface – the clay. But the 22-time Major winner has now been told that he needs match wins to be able to bounce back properly instead of delaying his comeback.
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“You build that inertia when you win games… Since Roland Garros last year he hasn’t won anything,” Brad Gilbert told Patrick McEnroe’s Holding Court podcast, explaining why Nadal needed his old innate nature of winning. “He has been injured and then some Americans have defeated him, so he has lost that inertia that now he must recover.
